As they are more likely to be seen by Liverpudlians than Londoners, would it not make more sense to make comparisons with, say, the Liver building and the width of the Anfield pitch? Ian BartlettEast Molesey, Surrey• I can assure Myles Flynn (Letters, 26 May) that a thank-you from passengers to bus drivers is just as common in Oxford as it is in Edinburgh. Katherine El-SalahiOxford• In 38 years’ residence in Sheffield I have observed that thanking the bus driver is a near-universal practice. I couldn’t have said the same of my native London when I moved north, but I find when visiting that the habit is spreading. Alan GledhillLeicester• Join the debate – email guardian.letters@theguardian.com• Read more Guardian letters – click here to visit gu.com/letters

Source: The Guardian May 28, 2018 15:56 UTC